Tracee Joy Silberstein (born October 29, 1972), known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross, is an American actress. She is known for her lead roles in the television series Girlfriends (2000–2008) and Black-ish (2014–2022) receiving nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the latter.
Tracee Joy Silberstein (born October 29, 1972), known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross, is an American actress. She is known for her lead roles in the television series Girlfriends (2000–2008) and Black-ish (2014–2022) receiving nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the latter.
She is the daughter of actress and Motown recording artist Diana Ross and Robert Ellis Silberstein. She began acting in independent films and variety series. She hosted the pop-culture magazine The Dish on Lifetime. From 2000 to 2008 she played the starring role of Joan Clayton in the UPN/CW comedy series Girlfriends, for which she received two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. She also has appeared in the films Hanging Up (2000), I-See-You.Com (2006), and Daddy's Little Girls (2007), before returning to television playing Dr. Carla Reed on the BET sitcom Reed Between the Lines (2011), for which she received her third NAACP Image Award.
From 2014 to 2022, Ross starred as Dr. Rainbow Johnson in the ABC comedy series, Black-ish. Her work on it has earned her six NAACP Image Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. She has also received nominations for two Critics' Choice Television Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2019, she co-created a prequel spin-off of Black-ish titled Mixed-ish. In 2020, she starred in and recorded the soundtrack album for the musical film The High Note.
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Filmography (Movies)
Being Eddie
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2025
The Family McMullen
Character:Nina
Release Date:15/10/2025
Cold Copy
Character:Diane Heger
Release Date:26/01/2024
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2023
Candy Cane Lane
Character:Carol Carver
Release Date:29/11/2023
American Fiction
Character:Lisa Ellison
Release Date:10/11/2023
Invisible Beauty
Character:Self
Release Date:15/09/2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Character:Self - Guest
Release Date:26/04/2023
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Character:Self
Release Date:22/09/2022
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
Character:Self
Release Date:19/04/2022
Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast
Character:
Release Date:23/11/2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2021
Adele One Night Only
Character:Self
Release Date:14/11/2021
The Runaway Bunny
Character:Narrator and Singer
Release Date:25/03/2021
The High Note
Character:Grace Davis
Release Date:10/06/2020
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Character:
Release Date:04/05/2020
The Disney Family Singalong
Character:Self
Release Date:16/04/2020
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
Character:Self
Release Date:14/04/2020
That Click
Character:Self
Release Date:30/12/2019
This Changes Everything
Character:Self
Release Date:28/06/2019
Little
Character:Homegirl (voice)
Release Date:04/04/2019
Five
Character:Alyssa
Release Date:10/10/2011
Labor Pains
Character:Kristin
Release Date:19/06/2009
Life Support
Character:Tanya
Release Date:10/03/2007
Daddy's Little Girls
Character:Cynthia
Release Date:14/02/2007
I-See-You.com
Character:Nancy Tanaka
Release Date:08/03/2006
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Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Character:Self / Fifi LeBeouff (segment "The New Workout Plan")
Release Date:22/03/2005
Hanging Up
Character:Kim
Release Date:16/02/2000
A Fare to Remember
Character:Jane
Release Date:11/03/1999
Sue
Character:Linda
Release Date:10/09/1998
Race Against Fear
Character:Kaycee King
Release Date:07/09/1998
Far Harbor
Character:Kiki
Release Date:22/11/1996
Standing Room Only: Diana Ross
Character:Self
Release Date:13/01/1980
Television Appearances
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Character:Self
Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross
Character:Self
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
Character:(voice)
The Hair Tales
Character:Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:
The Premise
Character:Rayna Bradshaw
Growing Up Animal
Character:Narrator (voice)
Hart to Heart
Character:Self
mixed-ish
Character:Bow Johnson
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Character:Self
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Character:Tameka
Desus & Mero
Character:Self - Illustrious Guest
Busy Tonight
Character:Self - Guest
grown-ish
Character:Rainbow Johnson
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Character:Self
The Gong Show
Character:Self - Judge
To Tell the Truth
Character:Self - Panelist
Chelsea
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Lip Sync Battle
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
black-ish
Character:Rainbow Johnson
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Broad City
Character:Winona
Black Mirror
Character:Gaynor
Reed Between the Lines
Character:Carla Reed
Conan
Character:Self
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Private Practice
Character:Dr. Ellen Sicher
Project Runway
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Second Time Around
Character:Naomi
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Gloria Parkes
Girlfriends
Character:Joan Clayton
Teen Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Winner
American Music Awards
Character:Self - Host
The Grammys
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
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